File consists of 23 letters and telegrams received by Martha Rieder from Talmon Henry Rieder, as well as 4 letters from other friends, including one from J.H. McLean, a minister in Santiago, Chile. Some letters include envelopes; two envelopes contain stamps. One letter includes a wallpaper sample.

Clipping regarding the marriage of Talmon Rieder and Martha Anthes, which took place at 34 Weber Street at the home of John and Lydia Anthes. Ella Anthes attended Martha, H. Milton Cook was Talmon's best man, and Frieda Breithaupt and May Rieder service as flower girls. The service was performed by Talmon's uncle, H.L. Merner, and L.H. Wagner.

Upper body studio portrait of unidentified woman seen looking off camera.

Studio portrait of Ella Anthes and Zella Dexter McDonald.

Studio portrait of two unidentified adults. One is seated and looking off camera with legs crossed and the other is standing with left hand on the other's shoulder, looking off camera in the opposite direction.

File consists of two newspaper clippings relating to the death of Talmon Henry Rieder. Includes the front page of The Daily Record (Kitchener-Waterloo) for Saturday, April 15, 1922, containing his obituary; and the necrology from the Daily Record for the year 1922, including Rieder in the listing.

Upper body studio portrait of Evelyn Breithaupt seen looking off camera.

Full length studio portrait of a young unidentified child seen looking off camera and dressed in a button up outfit with a lace collar.

File consists of vol. 23, no. 7 (July, 1910) of Der Evangeliums Bote, published in Berlin, Ontario.

Upper body studio portrait of Irene Anthes Locke seen looking at camera.

File consists of sundry newspaper clippings accumulated by Martha Rieder. Includes a clipping listing examination results for Berlin Public Schools, showing Martha's promotion to second division. Other clippings relate her family (Talmon Henry Rieder, Edward Rieder, Anthes residence). Includes clippings from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, the Pennsylvania State College Extension News, the Globe and Mail, and The Standard (Montreal).

File consists of the diary of Martha Rieder covering the period from January 6, 1891, to May 18, 1891. Diary was kept in pencil in a printed pocket almanac and diary. Includes an entry dated 1893. Most pages are blank.

File consists of the diary of Martha Rieder covering the period from January 1, 1914, to July 29, 1914. Diary was kept in ink in a printed pocket diary.

File consists of a travel diary kept by Martha Rieder, detailing trips she took to Williamsburg, Virginia Beach, and Halifax. Diary kept in ink in lined, spiral-bound notebook.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Martha Rieder seen looking off camera and wearing a lace collared top.

File consists Waterloo Trust bond statements issued to Martha Anthes Rieder.

Upper body studio portrait of unidentified woman seen looking off camera.

Head and body studio portrait of Emma Kaufman seen looking off camera in a white dress and standing with hands at front.

File consists of six telegrams received by Martha Rieder from Talmon Henry Rieder. Also present is a telegram from Talmon Henry Rieder to F. H. Rieder [possibly an error].

File consists of a plan of the Westmount neighbourhood in the City of Berlin and the Town of Waterloo. Also included is a letter from T.H. Rieder of the Westmount Improvement Co. Ltd., to H. Milton Cook regarding the plan and noting that the red check marks are lots that have been sold.

Clipping regarding the marriage of Talmon Rieder and Martha Anthes, which took place at 34 Weber Street at the home of John and Lydia Anthes. Ella Anthes attended Martha, H. Milton Cook was Talmon's best man, and Frieda Breithaupt and May Rieder service as flower girls. The service was performed by Talmon's uncle, H.L. Merner, and L.H. Wagner.

Series consists of materials created and accumulated by Martha Rieder. Includes financial records, ephemera, and textile materials.

Head and torso studio portrait of unidentified adult seated in arm chair.

Fully length studio portrait of Margaret Parry as a small child looking at the camera while holding a stuffed animal in right hand and wearing a white dress.

Photograph of Martha and Ella Anthes standing arm in arm in a tree line yard. Both are wearing white dresses and seen from the waist up, looking at the camera.

Upper body studio portrait of John S. Anthes seen in partial profile.

Studio portrait of Dexter McDonald as a young child seated on a toy horse.

Portrait of Louise McEwan, Martha Anthes and Ella Anthes (seated) as children.

Photograph of (left to right) May Wing, Martha Rieder, Emma Ratz Kaufman, and Ella Cook posed for the camera wearing hats and holding picnic baskets. The group is seen seated in front of a vine covered backdrop.

Series consists of material created, collected, and accumulated by Martha Rieder relating to her family, personal life, interests, volunteer work, and significant life events; some material was added later by other family members, probably her daughter Margaret Paisley. Contains some material relating to Martha's volunteer work with the YWCA and with the Wartime Prices and Trade Board: Consumer Branch (Kitchener).

Series includes diaries; ephemera; cards and letters; funeral notices; manuscript notes; genealogy materials; clippings; school report cards, baptism certificates, and diplomas of her children; agreements, wills, insurance policies, and other personal documents; reports and agendas; newsletters; cashbooks; artifacts; an autograph album; her wedding album; and other material.

File consists of sundry ephemera. Includes: mounted prints of paintings of women probably from a souvenir booklet (Sistine Madonna by Raphael, etc.), colour illustrations, pamphlets and brochures, flyers from the Ontario Women's Christian Temerance Union, a pin, a pocket calendar, a wedding announcement (Vincent Bennett and Catherine Olive Breithaupt), and other material. Includes pamphlet "Home Secrets," and three issues of "The Little Monthly" (New York: The Little Company): vol. 3 no. 2 (Nov., 1893) and vol. 4, no. 1 and 2 (Jan. and Feb., 1894).

File consists of a piece of birchbark (rolled into a cylinder) with the inscription: Martha, Aug. 1st, 1894.

File consists of the family register of Johanes and Catharina Schmitt (nee Riehl). Their daughter Catharina married Martin Anthes. Includes duplicates.

File consists of letters to Santa written by Martha's children.

File consists of a letter and a telegram received by Helen Rieder Henderson and her baptism certificate.

File consists of material, most of which was probably accumulated by Martha Rieder, relating to Margaret Rieder Paisley. Includes birthday and greeting cards, letters from Martha, school report cards, a high school diploma, a letter from the Y.M.C.A. regarding a gift from Martha's estate, and other material.

File consists of material mostly accumulated by Martha Rieder relating to her son Edward Rieder. Includes birthday cards, a school report card and middle school examination results, his high school diploma, a baptism certificate, the commencement program for his graduation from the University of Toronto, letters from his parents and a friend, his obituary, and other material.

File consists of Paul Rieder's baptism certificate, a letter from Martha Rieder, and a letter from Talmon Henry Rieder.

File consists of cards accumulated by Martha Rieder announcing the deaths and funerals of family members and friends. Several empty envelopes are also present.

• Anthes, Catharina (d. November 24, 1894)
• Anthes, John S. (d. April 13, 1915)
• Anthes, Franklin, Norman (d. October 16, 1915)
• Anthes, Magdalena (d. May 20, 1914)
• Anthes, Martin (d. April 10, 1891)
• Breithaupt, Catharine (d. July 5, 1910)
• Baumann (d. November 25, 1918)
• Herlan, Caroline (d. March 12, 1889)
• Herlan, F., Rev. (d. January 4, 1889)
• Kaufman, Jacob (d. April 20, 1920)
• Kimmins, Eva Wilhelmina (d. July 8, 1919)
• Knechtel, Daniel L. (d. July 10, 1913)
• Merner, Charles Frederick (d. December 25, 1913)
• Merner, Christian (d. February 17, 1912)
• Rieder, Lauretta Elizabeth (d. April 2, 1908)
• Rieder, Samuel (d. November 27, 1912)
• Rieder, Talmon Henry (d. April 15, 1922)
• Strasser, Seloma Anthes (d. March 7, 1921)
• Weber, Aaron D. (d. May 7, 1916)
• Zeller, Noah (d. February 8, 1914)
• Zurbrigg, Clinton Berge (d. February 1, 1921)

File consists of two copies of a wedding poem for Geschwister C. Merner.

File consists of one guide published by St John Ambulance during the first world war. The guide gives instructions on how to make various garments and supplies to send overseas to troops. A knitting pattern has been hand written on the back of the guide.

Wedding invitation to the January 10, 1906 marriage of Martha Anthes to Talmon Rieder at the Anthes' family home at 34 Weber Street issued by John and Lydia Anthes.

Studio portrait of Dexter McDonald dressed in a school uniform with a workbook on his lap. He is seen seated in a chair, with ankles crossed, looking at the camera.

File consists of 20 letters (one consists of last page only) received by Martha Rieder from Talmon Henry Rieder mostly during the year 1921. Some letters include envelopes; 12 envelopes contain stamps. Also present are: one empty envelope, manuscript notes by Talmon, a newspaper clipping, a promissory note and receipt between Martha and Talmon, and funeral notice cards for Talmon.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Martha Rieder seen in profile and wearing a lace collared top.

Upper body studio portrait of Laureen [?] seen looking off camera.

Studio portrait of Martha Anthes with unidentified woman and two children, likely immediate or extended family.

Full length studio portrait of Hugh and Evelyn Clarke, the children of May Wing, seen looking at camera. Hugh is seen seated on a side table, holding hands with Evelyn who is standing at right.

Photograph of (left to right) John S., Ella, Lydia and Martha Anthes together in a yard. Lydia is seated, surrounded by the others who are seen standing.

File consists of a guidebook for passengers of the Canadian Pacific steamship Duchess of Bedford, travelling from Liverpool, Belfast, and Greenock to Saint John, New Brunswick. Contains a fold-out map.

Full body studio portrait of John S. Anthes standing next to a side table with a hat on top. Anthes is seen looking at the camera, arms at sides.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of unidentified adult seen looking off camera.

Series consists of material created and accumulated by Talmon Henry Rieder relating to his personal life and his career, as well as material accumulated by Martha Rieder during the process of settling Talmon's estate. Material relating to Talmon's career pertains to his involvement in the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company, Canadian Consolidated Felt Company, and Ames Holden McCready, as well as with the Westmount Improvement Company.

Series contains material relating to the construction of the Rieder house at 610 Belmont Avenue, Montreal; the vulcanization of rubber; the formation of the felt syndicate; and Talmon's property in Calgary. Includes:

• incoming and outgoing correspondence;
• agreements and other legal documents;
• diaries;
• ephemera;
• life insurace applications and policies;
• company newsletters (Foot-prints and The Dominion from the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company, and From the Ground Up from Ames Holden McCready);
• membership cards, certificates, and other personal documents;
• clippings;
• ms. notes;
• estate statements;
• a prospectus (Westmount); and
• other material.

File consists of genealogical information relating to the Anthes family. Includes a chronological chart of Anthes in Germany and a genealogical table of the Anthes family beginning with Martin Anthes. Material probably created by John Isaac Franklin Anthes.

File consists of manuscript notes relating to the Herlan family.

File consists of genealogical information relating to thirteen generations of the Rieder family, beginning with Hans Rieder and his wife Barbara Schwartz of Switzerland.

File consists of genealogical information relating to the Rieder family. Includes two family trees (blueline print), both showing several generations of the descendents of brothers Abraham Rieder (1822-1867), Daniel Rieder (1827-1868), Peter Rieder ([18--]-1858) and David Rieder ([18--]-[18--]). Includes family crest.

File consists of material relating to insurance policies held by Martha Rieder or transferred to her after the death of Talmon Henry Rieder. Documents from several different companies relate to life, automobile, fire, and burglary insurance. Includes correspondence, a certificate, a declaration, a policy, an application form, a receipt, ms. notes, and a flyer. File also includes a letter regarding the life insurance policy of Talmon Henry Rieder.

File consists of four invitations received by Martha Rieder and her promenade card from a conversazione held by the Ontario Agricultural College.

File consists of sundry documents relating to Martha Rieder's legal and financial affairs. Includes agreements (one signed, one blank), promissory notes signed by Talmon Henry Rieder, miscellaneous receipts and invoices, manuscript notes, a driver's licence and car ownership certificate, a statement of her account with Laura Weber, and a sketch of Plan 248 (highlighting lots 106, 108, 76) in the Westmount neighbourhood of Kitchener-Waterloo.

File consists of manuscript notes by Martha Rieder, mostly containing names and contact information. Some of the notes are possibly related to Martha's volunteer work with the Y.W.C.A.

File consists of a notebook containing notes by Martha Rieder at conventions of the Canada Conference Evangelical Association's Young People's Alliance, including meetings in Berlin, Tavistock, Listowel, and Hespeler.

File consists of a cardboard disk with a hole in the centre and divided into segments, each of which contains a prediction or saying relating to one's love life. Item probably used in a party game.

Full length studio portrait of Martha Rieder seated in an arm chair holding a flower in lap, seen wearing a long white dress and looking at camera.

Photograph of (left to right) Ella and Louisa Anthes seated in a tree filled yard. Ella is seated in a wicker chair with Louisa Anthes perched on the side of the chair. Both are seen looking at camera.

Full length studio portrait of Willie and Arthur, last name unknown, seated side by side. One child, dressed in a plaid dress with a lace collar, is seated in a chair, with left arm on the side of an armchair where a second child, an infant, is seated upright dressed in a white grown.

Full body studio portrait of John S. Anthes standing with arms folded at front.

Studio portrait of Ella Anthes (standing) with unidentified person. Both are seen wearing large fancy hats.

File consists of a ts. family tree showing two generations of the decendents of Emeline Merner (1857-1940) and Peter Rieder (1850-1936). Annotated E.W.M. Paisley.

File consists of four ribbons collected by the Rieder Anthes family. Two are campaign ribbons showing support for Sir Oliver Mowat, premier of Ontario. One is a mourning ribbon for Queen Victoria and one is a ribbon of support for Canadian troops in the Second Boer War. The Boer War ribbon has been stamped "J.I. Frank Anthes Nov. 5 1900."

Studio portrait of (left to right) Dexter, Charles and Zella McDonald.

Series consists of material created and accumulated by John S. Anthes and material accumulated by Talmon Henry Rieder and Martha Rieder during the process of settling his estate. Some of the latter material relates to the administration and eventual sale of the Anthes Furniture Company. Series includes correspondence, agreements, wills, estate statements, financial statements of the Anthes Furniture Company, share certificates, an accounting journal, a cemetary map and grant of burial lots, a marriage certificate, and other material.

Upper body studio portrait of Ella [?] seen looking off camera.

Head and torso studio portrait of unidentified adult seated with right hand on thigh and left arm propped on table at side.

File consists of a keepsake box and sewing kit received by Martha Rieder for Christmas, 1892, from John and Carrie Breithaupt. Box is red velvet with a painting of two birds on the top (painting cracked and flaking off in some places). Contents of the box include:

• sewing kit items (needle case, needle, hook, thimble, etc.),
• pin cushion for displaying trinkets,
• 2 trinkets (birch bark canoe, souvenir of [?] tower),
• small paper fan with painting of matador and bull,
• mother of pearl bottle with decorative metal trim and cork stopper (scent flask?),
• clam shells attached with metal hinges and painted with flowers (souveinr of Niagara Falls [?]; paint flaking off; containing some type of fragrant material?),
• red velvet coin purse with leather interior containing a miniature pocket knife and coins (5 cents Canadian 1902, 5 cents US 1895, 25 cents US 1895).

Box also contains ms. note: "Martha M. Anthes, Christmas 1892, from Carrie and John."

File consists of personalized gift tags sent with flowers received by Martha Rieder upon the death of Talmon Henry Rieder.

File consists of personalized gift tags sent with flowers and a telegram received by Martha Rieder during Talmon Henry Rieder's illness. File also includes an manuscript list of flowers and telephone calls received, and an manuscript draft of a telegram sent by Martha to H.Milton Cook regarding Talmon.

File consists of material received by Martha Rieder relating to the Consumer Branch of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. Includes two letters to Kitchener representatives of the Branch regarding the price of potatoes and corn syrup, and issues 19, 21, and 23-25 of the Branch's newsletter, "Consumers' News" (May 25, July 25, Oct. 1, Nov., 1, and Dec.). File also includes a leaflet regarding ration books and a notice from the Department of Munitions and Supply Office of Oil Controller regarding the conservation of fuel oil.

File consists of the wedding album of Talmon Henry Rieder and Martha Anthes. Includes signatures of guests, loose newspaper clippings, photographs, a fabric sample from Martha's dress, and two congratulatory telegrams.

File consists of the last will and testament of Martha Rieder (1934), and two copies each of the last will and testament of Talmon Henry Rieder, one dated 1917 and one dated 1921.

File consists of material created and accumulated by Martha Rieder in her volunteer work with the Y.W.C.A., including the Finance Committee. Includes financial reports (April, May, August, September 1934; May 1935; February 1936), agendas for Finance Committee meetings, notices and agendas for some annual meetings (including one for a Y.M.C.A. meeting), programs and invitations for events, fundraising campaign information, Y.W.C.A. policies (1945), manuscript and typescript notes, etc.

File consists of a notebook kept by Martha Rieder pertaining to her volunteer work with the Y.W.C.A.

File consists of Talmon Henry Rieder's copy of the employee's stock subscription and bonus plan for Ames Holden McCready Limited, with the agreement to purchase shares signed by Rieder and containing the company seal. Contains a letter to the shareholders from Rieder as President and photographs of the company's factories and distributing houses.

File consists of material relating to the work of Talmon Henry Rieder in the Dominion Rubber System and his resignation as president, his resignation as president of the Canadian Consolidated Felt Company and the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company, and his retirement as a director of the Columbus Rubber Company (Montreal). Includes correspondence, extracts of minutes from shareholders' meetings expressing appreciation for Rieder's service, and a pin for 20 years of service with the Dominion Rubber System.

File also includes vol. 2, no. 9 of "Factory Facts" (employee newsletter of the Dominion Rubber System Eastern Factories), containing an article about Rieder's resignation as president; and ephemera relating to a reception for Charles B. Seger, president of the US Rubber Co. (manuscript notes on verso).

File consists of ca. 80 letters and telegrams received by Martha Rieder upon the death of her husband Talmon Henry Rieder. Letters are from family members, friends, neighbours, and colleagues of Talmon Henry Rieder. Most letters include envelopes; stamps have been removed.

File consists of ca. 80 letters and telegrams received by Martha Rieder upon the death of her husband Talmon Henry Rieder. Letters are from family members, friends, neighbours, and colleagues of Talmon Henry Rieder. Most letters include envelopes; stamps have been removed.

File consists of ca. 80 letters and telegrams received by Martha Rieder upon the death of her husband Talmon Henry Rieder. Letters are from family members, friends, neighbours, and colleagues of Talmon Henry Rieder. Most letters include envelopes; stamps have been removed.

Studio portrait of Zella Dexter McDonald, seen wearing a hat with a large bow on top.

Series consists of material created and accumulated by Ella Anthes Cook. Includes autograph albums, a scrapbook, ephemera, and correspondence.

Head and shoulders studio portrait of Sam Reider seen looking off camera.

Upper body portrait of an unidentified seated adult looking toward camera while holding an infant, dressed in an white gown, upright on lap. The child's face is blurry from moving when the photo was taken.